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IBM TS4500 R8 Tape Library Guide

Author : Ole Asmussen
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738460419
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book IBM TS4500 R8 Tape Library Guide written by Ole Asmussen and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2022-03-21 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IBM® TS4500 (TS4500) tape library is a next-generation tape solution that offers higher storage density and better integrated management than previous solutions. This IBM Redbooks® publication gives you a close-up view of the new IBM TS4500 tape library. In the TS4500, IBM delivers the density that today's and tomorrow's data growth requires. It has the cost-effectiveness and the manageability to grow with business data needs, while you preserve investments in IBM tape library products. Now, you can achieve a low per-terabyte cost and high density, with up to 13 PB of data (up to 39 PB compressed) in a single 10 square-foot library by using LTO Ultrium 9 cartridges or 11 PB with 3592 cartridges. The TS4500 offers the following benefits: Support of the IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 9 tape drive: Store up to 1.04 EB 2.5:1 compressed per library with IBM LTO 9 cartridges. High availability: Dual active accessors with integrated service bays reduce inactive service space by 40%. The Elastic Capacity option can be used to eliminate inactive service space. Flexibility to grow: The TS4500 library can grow from the right side and the left side of the first L frame because models can be placed in any active position. Increased capacity: The TS4500 can grow from a single L frame up to another 17 expansion frames with a capacity of over 23,000 cartridges. High-density (HD) generation 1 frames from the TS3500 library can be redeployed in a TS4500. Capacity on demand (CoD): CoD is supported through entry-level, intermediate, and base-capacity configurations. Advanced Library Management System (ALMS): ALMS supports dynamic storage management, which enables users to create and change logical libraries and configure any drive for any logical library. Support for IBM TS1160 while also supporting TS1155, TS1150, and TS1140 tape drive. The TS1160 gives organizations an easy way to deliver fast access to data, improve security, and provide long-term retention, all at a lower cost than disk solutions. The TS1160 offers high-performance, flexible data storage with support for data encryption. Also, this enhanced fifth-generation drive can help protect investments in tape automation by offering compatibility with existing automation. Store up to 1.05 EB 3:1 compressed per library with IBM 3592 cartridges Integrated TS7700 back-end Fibre Channel (FC) switches are available. Up to four library-managed encryption (LME) key paths per logical library are available. This book describes the TS4500 components, feature codes, specifications, supported tape drives, encryption, new integrated management console (IMC), command-line interface (CLI), and REST over SCSI (RoS) to obtain status information about library components. You learn how to accomplish the following tasks: Improve storage density with increased expansion frame capacity up to 2.4 times, and support 33% more tape drives per frame

Awesome Duct Tape Projects

Author : Choly Knight
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607651564
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Awesome Duct Tape Projects written by Choly Knight and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 50 original new duct tape activities for both guys and girls, you’ll learn to make purses, belts, and flip flops, smartphone wallets, laptop cases, charging stations, and more. Many of the step-by-step projects use only duct tape, with no extra materials required. Other spectacular projects include zippers, Velcro® closures, and jewelry findings. Discover eco-friendly ways to upcycle common objects around the house, plus imaginative ideas for washi tape, FrogTape®, and masking tape.

Virtualization

Author : Chris Wolf
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1430200278
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Virtualization written by Chris Wolf and published by Apress. This book was released on 2006-11-03 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * This will be the only complete virtualization reference on the market; brings all virtualization technologies together * Microsoft has shifted its training strategy to include virtual machine technology in all new ALS/MOC courses, which leads to high demand for knowledge about this technology * Covers both Microsoft and Linux environments

Storage Area Network Fundamentals

Author : Meeta Gupta
Publisher : Cisco Press
ISBN 13 : 9781587050657
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Storage Area Network Fundamentals written by Meeta Gupta and published by Cisco Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storage Area Network Fundamentals looks at the various areas and technologies associated with SANs, the available SAN technology, its limitations, expenditures and ways to minimize them, and the forthcoming technology, so that organizations can deploy real operational storage in data centers without further delay. Designed as an introduction to SANs, Storage Area Network Fundamentals develops an understanding of SAN basics and how to plan, implement, and manage a storage area network. The book covers the different topologies, protocols, and products required to implement and manage efficient SANs, as well as questions to test the knowledge imparted to the reader.

ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 13

Author : Paul Rogers
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738436259
Total Pages : 1038 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 13 written by Paul Rogers and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major goal of operating systems is to process jobs while making the best use of system resources. Thus, one way of viewing operating systems is as resource managers. Before job processing, operating systems reserve input and output resources for jobs. During job processing, operating systems manage resources such as processors and storage. After job processing, operating systems free all resources used by the completed jobs, making the resources available to other jobs. This process is called resource management. There is more to the processing of jobs than the managing of resources needed by the jobs. At any instant, a number of jobs can be in various stages of preparation, processing, and post-processing activity. To use resources efficiently, operating systems divide jobs into parts. They distribute the parts of jobs to queues to wait for needed resources. Keeping track of where things are and routing work from queue to queue is called workflow management, and is a major function of any operating system. JES3 considers job priorities, device and processor alternatives, and installation-specified preferences in preparing jobs for processing job output. This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes a JES3 environment that includes the following: - Single-system image - Workload balancing - Availability - Control flexibility - Physical planning flexibility.

Advances in Web-Age Information Management

Author : Quing Li
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540224181
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Web-Age Information Management written by Quing Li and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Web-Age Information Management, WAIM 2004, held in Dalian, China in July 2004. The 57 revised full papers and 23 revised short and industrial papers presented together with 3 invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 291 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on data stream processing, time series data processing, security, mobile computing, cache management, query evaluation, Web search engines, XML, Web services, classification, and data mining.

Information Storage and Management

Author : EMC Education Services
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470618337
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Information Storage and Management written by EMC Education Services and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spiraling growth of digital information makes the ISM book a "must have" addition to your IT reference library. This exponential growth has driven information management technology to new levels of sophistication and complexity, exposing a skills gap that challenge IT managers and professionals alike. The ISM book, written by storage professionals from EMC Corporation, takes an ‘open’ approach to teaching information storage and management, focusing on concepts and principles – rather that product specifics – that can be applied in all IT environments The book enables existing and aspiring IT professionals, students, faculty, and those simply wishing to gain deeper insight to this emerging pillar of IT infrastructure to achieve a comprehensive understanding of all segments of information storage technology. Sixteen chapters are organized into four sections. Advanced topics build upon the topics learned in previous chapters. Section 1, "Information Storage and Management for Today’s World": Four chapters cover information growth and challenges, define a storage system and its environment, review the evolution of storage technology, and introduce intelligent storage systems. Section 2, "Storage Options and Protocols": Six chapters cover the SCSI and Fibre channel architecture, direct-attached storage (DAS), storage area networks (SANs), network-attached storage (NAS), Internet Protocol SAN (IP-SAN), content-addressed storage (CAS), and storage virtualization. Section 3, "Business Continuity and Replication": Four chapters introduce business continuity, backup and recovery, local data replication, and remote data replication. Section 4, "Security and Administration": Two chapters cover storage security and storage infrastructure monitoring and management. The book’s supplementary web site provides up-to-date information on additional learning aids and storage certification opportunities.

IBM TS7700 Release 5.2.2 Guide

Author : Larry Coyne
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738460672
Total Pages : 1076 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book IBM TS7700 Release 5.2.2 Guide written by Larry Coyne and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication covers IBM TS7700 R5.2. The IBM TS7700 is part of a family of IBM Enterprise tape products. This book is intended for system architects and storage administrators who want to integrate their storage systems for optimal operation. Building on 25 years of experience, the R5.2 release includes many features that enable improved performance, usability, and security. Highlights include IBM TS7700 Advanced Object Store, an all flash TS7770, grid resiliency enhancements, and Logical WORM retention. By using the same hierarchical storage techniques, the TS7700 (TS7770 and TS7760) can also off load to object storage. Because object storage is cloud-based and accessible from different regions, the TS7700 Cloud Storage Tier support essentially allows the cloud to be an extension of the grid. As of this writing, the TS7700C supports the ability to off load to IBM Cloud® Object Storage, Amazon S3, and RSTOR. This publication explains features and concepts that are specific to the IBM TS7700 as of release R5.2. The R5.2 microcode level provides IBM TS7700 Cloud Storage Tier enhancements, IBM DS8000® Object Storage enhancements, Management Interface dual control security, and other smaller enhancements. The R5.2 microcode level can be installed on the IBM TS7770 and IBM TS7760 models only. Note: The latest Release 5.2 was split into two phases: R5.2 Phase 1 (also referred to as and ) R5.2 Phase 2 ( and R) TS7700 provides tape virtualization for the IBM z environment. Off loading to physical tape behind a TS7700 is used by hundreds of organizations around the world. Tape virtualization can help satisfy the following requirements in a data processing environment. New and existing capabilities of the TS7700 5.2.2 release includes the following highlights: Eight-way Grid Cloud, which consists of up to three generations of TS7700 Synchronous and asynchronous replication of virtual tape and TCT objects Grid access to all logical volume and object data that is independent of where it exists An all-flash TS7770 option for improved performance Full Advanced Object Store Grid Cloud support of DS8000 Transparent Cloud Tier Full AES256 encryption for data that is in-flight and at-rest Tight integration with IBM Z® and DFSMS policy management DS8000 Object Store AES256 in-flight encryption and compression Regulatory compliance through Logical WORM and LWORM Retention support Cloud Storage Tier support for archive, logical volume version, and disaster recovery Optional integration with physical tape 16 Gb IBM FICON® throughput that exceeds 5 GBps per TS7700 cluster Grid Resiliency Support with Control Unit Initiated Reconfiguration (CUIR) support IBM Z hosts view up to 3,968 common devices per TS7700 grid TS7770 Cache On-demand feature that is based capacity licensing TS7770 support of SSD within the VED server The TS7700T writes data by policy to physical tape through attachment to high-capacity, high-performance IBM TS1160, IBM TS1150, and IBM TS1140 tape drives that are installed in an IBM TS4500 or TS3500 tape library. The TS7770 models are based on high-performance and redundant IBM POWER9TM technology. They provide improved performance for most IBM Z tape workloads when compared to the previous generations of IBM TS7700.

DFSMSrmm Primer

Author : Mary Lovelace
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738439568
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book DFSMSrmm Primer written by Mary Lovelace and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DFSMSrmm from IBM® is the full function tape management system available in IBM OS/390® and IBM z/OS®. With DFSMSrmm, you can manage all types of tape media at the shelf, volume, and data set level, simplifying the tasks of your tape librarian. Are you a new DFSMSrmm user? Then, this IBM Redbooks® publication introduces you to the DFSMSrmm basic concepts and functions. You learn how to manage your tape environment by implementing the DFSMSrmm management policies. Are you already using DFSMSrmm? In that case, this publication provides the most up-to-date information about the new functions and enhancements introduced with the latest release of DFSMSrmm. You will find useful information for implementing these new functions and getting more benefits from DFSMSrmm. Do you want to test DFSMSrmm functions? If you are using another tape management system and are thinking about converting to DFSMSrmm, you can start DFSMSrmm and run it in parallel with your current system for testing purposes. This book is intended to be a starting point for new professionals and a handbook for using the basic DFSMSrmm functions. To learn about some of the newer DFSMSrmm functions and features refer to Redbooks Publication What is New in DFSMSrmm, SG24-8529.

IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 with R 2.0

Author : Karan Singh
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738436097
Total Pages : 978 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 with R 2.0 written by Karan Singh and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication highlights TS7700 Virtualization Engine Release 2.0. It is intended for system architects who want to integrate their storage systems for smoother operation. The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 offers a modular, scalable, and high-performing architecture for mainframe tape virtualization for the IBM System z® environment. It integrates 3592 Tape Drives, high-performance disks, and the new IBM System p® server into a storage hierarchy. This storage hierarchy is managed by robust storage management firmware with extensive self-management capability. It includes the following advanced functions: Policy management to control physical volume pooling Cache management Dual copy, including across a grid network Copy mode control The TS7700 Virtualization Engine offers enhanced statistical reporting. It also includes a standards-based management interface for TS7700 Virtualization Engine management. The new IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Release 2.0 introduces the next generation of TS7700 Virtualization Engine servers for System z tape: IBM Virtualization Engine TS7720 Server Model VEB IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740 Server Model V07 These Virtualization Engines are based on IBM POWER7® technology. They offer improved performance for most System z tape workloads compared to the first generation of TS7700 Virtualization Engine servers.

IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 2 Solutions Guide

Author : Charlotte Brooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738489727
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 2 Solutions Guide written by Charlotte Brooks and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM Redbooks publication is a companion to IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 1 Planning Guide, SG24-6547 . We assume that the reader of this book has understood the concepts of Business Continuity planning described in that book. In this book we explore IBM System Storage solutions for Business Continuity, within the three segments of Continuous Availability, Rapid Recovery, and Backup and Restore. We position these solutions within the Business Continuity tiers. We describe, in general, the solutions available in each segment, then present some more detail on many of the products. In each case, the reader is pointed to sources of more information.

IRS' Security Program Requires Improvements to Protect Confidentiality of Income Tax Information, Department of Treasury

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book IRS' Security Program Requires Improvements to Protect Confidentiality of Income Tax Information, Department of Treasury written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Backup & Recovery

Author : W. Curtis Preston
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 0596555040
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (965 download)

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Download or read book Backup & Recovery written by W. Curtis Preston and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2007-01-03 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with practical, freely available backup and recovery solutions for Unix, Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X systems -- as well as various databases -- this new guide is a complete overhaul of Unix Backup & Recovery by the same author, now revised and expanded with over 75% new material. Backup & Recovery starts with a complete overview of backup philosophy and design, including the basic backup utilities of tar, dump, cpio, ntbackup, ditto, and rsync. It then explains several open source backup products that automate backups using those utilities, including AMANDA, Bacula, BackupPC, rdiff-backup, and rsnapshot. Backup & Recovery then explains how to perform bare metal recovery of AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, VMWare, & Windows systems using freely-available utilities. The book also provides overviews of the current state of the commercial backup software and hardware market, including overviews of CDP, Data De-duplication, D2D2T, and VTL technology. Finally, it covers how to automate the backups of DB2, Exchange, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL-Server, and Sybase databases - without purchasing a commercial backup product to do so. For environments of all sizes and budgets, this unique book shows you how to ensure data protection without resorting to expensive commercial solutions. You will soon learn to: Automate the backup of popular databases without a commercial utility Perform bare metal recovery of any popular open systems platform, including your PC or laptop Utilize valuable but often unknown open source backup products Understand the state of commercial backup software, including explanations of CDP and data de-duplication software Access the current state of backup hardware, including Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs)

TS7680 Deduplication ProtecTIER Gateway for System z

Author : Alex Osuna
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738434558
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book TS7680 Deduplication ProtecTIER Gateway for System z written by Alex Osuna and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM System Storage® TS7680 ProtecTIER® Deduplication Gateway for System z® (3958-DE2) hardware and the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway for System z V1.1 software. These are designed to help address the tape processing needs of System z data centers by improving the data protection infrastructure and more cost effectively managing and protecting critical client data. Managing this growth has become the primary source of pain for storage professionals, who are grappling with the following challenges: - Growing storage acquisition and management costs - Data processing administration - Shrinking batch windows -Demanding service levels The TS7680 helps alleviate these challenges.

Resilient Storage Networks

Author : Greg Schulz
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080492258
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Resilient Storage Networks written by Greg Schulz and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-06-10 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resilient storage network is an environment where data is always available for the needs of the business. This book explains the components, as well as how to design and implement a resilient storage network for workgroup, departmental, and enterprise environments. Storage networks are an enabling capability combining technology and best practices to provide the foundation to support information technology systems and applications. Storage networks can be of various sizes, shapes, and technologies. This book shows you how to implement a resilient storage network infrastructure using different technologies including ATM, DWDM, FCIP, Fibre Channel, FICON, iFCP, InfiniBand, IP, iSCSI, Life Cycle Management, NAS, Object Based Storage, RAID, RDMA, Remote Mirroring, Replication, SAN, SCSI, SMI-S, SONET/SDH, Storage Services, Tape, Virtualization, and Volume Managers.*Important information is clarified and put into context to separate myths and realities *Covers storage networking technologies (hardware, software, networks) and practices*Numerous tips and recommendations allow the reader to quickly understand best practices*Checklists, templates and examples show potential solutions

High Performance Computing Systems and Applications

Author : Andrew Pollard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306470152
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book High Performance Computing Systems and Applications written by Andrew Pollard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High Performance Computing Systems and Applications contains the fully refereed papers from the 13th Annual Symposium on High Performance Computing, held in Kingston, Canada, in June 1999. This book presents the latest research in HPC architectures, distributed and shared memory performance, algorithms and solvers, with special sessions on atmospheric science, computational chemistry and physics. High Performance Computing Systems and Applications is suitable as a secondary text for graduate level courses, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry.

IBM Information Infrastructure Solutions Handbook

Author : Sangam Racherla
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738434485
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book IBM Information Infrastructure Solutions Handbook written by Sangam Racherla and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2010-07-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An information infrastructure is comprised of software, servers, storage, and networks, integrated and optimized to deliver timely, secure, and trusted information throughout the organization and to its clients and partners. With the explosive growth in data and information—coupled with demands for projects with rapid ROI—IT infrastructures and storage administrators are reaching a breaking point. IBM® can help with the changes needed to manage information availability, security, and regulatory and compliance requirements on a tighter budget. And because the health of any business often depends on its ability to take advantage of information in real time, a sound, intelligent information infrastructure becomes critical to supporting new growth initiatives. IBM offers an innovative approach to help you manage information growth more effectively and mitigate risks with a dynamic infrastructure that efficiently and securely stores and protects information, and optimizes information access. You can control, protect, manage, and gain new intelligence from your information with the IBM leading-edge Information Infrastructure products, services and integrated solutions, supported by world-class expertise and access to top experts from around the world. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides an overview of the IBM Information Infrastructure solutions that are designed to help you manage the information explosion and address challenges of information compliance, availability, retention, and security. This will lead your company toward improved productivity, service delivery, and reduced risk, while streamlining costs.